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Management SoftwareBladeSymphony 1000 delivers an exceptional range of choices and enterprise-class versatility with
multi-OS support and comprehensive management software options.
Operating System Support
With support for Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux Enterprise, BladeSymphony 1000 gives
companies the option of running two of the most popular operating systems — at the same time and in
the same chassis for multiple applications.
For example, in a virtualized environment on a single active server blade, customers could allocate 50
percent of CPU resources to Windows, 50 percent to Linux applications — and change the allocation
dynamically as workload requirements shift. This provides an unheard-of level of flexibility for
accommodating spikes in demand for specific application services.
BladeSymphony Management Suite
BladeSymphony 1000 can be configured to operate across multiple chassis and racks, and this
extended system can be managed centrally with BladeSymphony Management Suite software (shown
in Figure30. BladeSymphony Manag ement Suite allows the various system components to be
managed through a unified dashboard. For example, when rack management is used, an overview of
all BladeSymphony 1000 racks — including which servers, storage, and network devices are mounted
— can be quickly and easily obtained. In the event of any system malfunction, the faulty part can be
located at a glance.
Figure 30. BladeSymphony Management Suite
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